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I want to know the answer to this question as well; my university purposefully blocks non-authorized networks.

• superuser2 12y ago
  It is possible/likely that this refers to what Mariott was specifically doing, which is attacking cellular modem/AP combo devices that were not connected to Marott's network in any way, just physically located in/near their hotels. University Wi-Fi blocking is usually targeted at APs that students have attached to University network drops without permission, which is a completely different thing. However, the FCC did not appear to draw a distinction, which is interesting.
  • matthewmcg 12y ago
    Agreed. The university unquestionably has the right to prevent you from connecting a device to its wired network. The only question is whether it can use wireless "self-help" to prevent you from doing so.
    • gramsey 12y ago
      Right, of course they have the right to prevent me from connecting to their network. But as I understand the FCC advisory, they do not have the right to stop me from using my own personal cellular hotspot, for example.
      • pb2au 12y ago
        Does your university actually block all other wireless networks near / on campus? This is prohibited by the FCC. At my university, the wireless APs would scan for others and try to detect if they were on-network using a student's auth. They'd tell the student to remove the AP if they wanted to continue to have access to the school network. Wireless, off-network hotspots were allowed, provided they weren't impersonating the school network.
• rtpg 12y ago
  if this is an issue, send a letter to the FCC and a copy of this to your IT dep't or something (anonymised from a gmail account maybe?)